Meet the five fierce women on the American gymnastics team.
Fierce Five
Aly Raisman – 22
Aly Raisman was the captain of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She’s the most decorated American gymnast at the Olympic games, having won gold medals in the team and floor competitions and a bronze medal on the balance beam. She was a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 and 2015 World Championships. This year, she’s the captain of the women’s team.
Simone Biles – 19
Simone Biles is three-time world all-around champion of 2013-2015. four-time U.S. national all-around champion of 2013-2015, two-time world balance beam champion of 2014-2015 and a member of the gold medal-winning American teams at the 2014 and the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She just earned the gold at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.
Gabrielle Douglas – 20
Gabrielle Douglas was a member of the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team where she won gold medals in the individual all-around and team competitions. She’s a member of the gold-winning American team of 2011 and 2015 world championships and won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Lauren Hernandez – 16
Lauren Hernandez placed second in the all-around Olympic Trials in July. This was her first Olympics and she just helped her team take home the gold.
Madison Kocian – 19
Madison Kocian is a 2015 world champion on uneven bars and a two-time World Championships team member. She was named as a member of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympics on 7-10-16 and helped her team take home gold at her first Olympics.
Source: Imgur
